The men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place July 24 and the final was held July 25.
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 24, 2011 (heats and semifinals) July 25, 2011 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 52 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Rafael Muñoz |  Spain |
22.43 | Málaga | April 5, 2009 |
| Championship record | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia |
22.67 | Rome | July 27, 2009 |
Results
editHeats
edit56 swimmers participated in 7 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
Swimoff
editAs two swimmers had the same time in the heats at place 16 they had to participate in a swimoff to determine the last semifinal swimmer.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Joeri Verlinden |  Netherlands |
23.77 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nikita Konovalov |  Russia |
23.84 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held at 18:30.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Geoff Huegill |  Australia |
23.26 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jason Dunford |  Kenya |
23.34 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Matthew Targett | Australia |
23.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Frederick Bousquet |  France |
23.42 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa |
23.48 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ivan Lenđer | Serbia |
23.54 | |
| 7 | 7 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia |
23.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands |
23.73 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | César Cielo |  Brazil |
23.19 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Florent Manaudou | France |
23.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
23.39 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Steffen Deibler |  Germany |
23.39 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland |
23.48 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | François Heersbrandt |  Belgium |
23.68 | |
| 7 | 8 | Antony James |  Great Britain |
23.74 | |
| 8 | 1 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay |
23.95 |
Final
editThe final was held at 18:39.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | César Cielo | Brazil |
23.10 | |
 |
1 | Matthew Targett | Australia |
23.28 | |
 |
5 | Geoff Huegill | Australia |
23.35 | |
| 4 | 8 | Frederick Bousquet | France |
23.38 | |
| 5 | 3 | Florent Manaudou | France |
23.49 | |
| 6 | 2 | Steffen Deibler | Germany |
23.55 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jason Dunford | Kenya |
23.60 | |
| 8 | 7 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
23.64 |
References
edit- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (swimoff)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 m butterfly (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly entry list[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.